Gym clothes? Check. Locker combo? Check. First day of middle school a rousing success? CHECKITY-CHECK-CHECK!

Another milestone, successfully passed.

Today, The Boy survived his first day of middle school. w00t!

Not only did he survive it, he seemed to ENJOY it as well. He likes EVERY teacher (that certainly wasn't the case for ME when I was in Jr. High! Mrs. Hamilton for math! BLERG!). I daresay, tho, he's most excited about his NEW LOCKER! And who wouldn't be?! Havin' a place to stow yer gear is certainly among the best things about middle school.

Thanks to all who (once again) sent good juju to my family on this momentous day! IT WORKED!

The Boy's 11-year Checkup

The Ev just had his checkup!

Thought I'd provide y'all with his vitals, which I haven't done since he was a young'un.

So, let's see... He weighed in at a strapping 74 lbs. His height is just a smidge under 5 ft. His hearing is perfect; his vision is 20/20. The doc was pleased to hear that he had straight A's in school and only missed 2 days of class.

Yup, he's healthy as a horse. Kenahora.

I continue to haz BIG-TIME proudz of my boy. :-)

Oh, and for those of you who may have missed this newsflash: he is not going to the local public middle school this year. We're keeping him with Pinecrest for at least one more year; he's just moving to a different campus.

I shall update y'all on his progress thru middle school, natch!

(Photo by Gina Lee)